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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
The Bubble Pricked.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Why waste your time and burden
your columns with vain .utterances
about General Malone being the chair
man of the National Republican Com
mittee? That committee was organized
by the Convention at Chicago in 1884,
and will never be changed except Uot-
untGrity. To make such change
as you speak OF, Mr.. Jones,
who is chairman, must resign
the craftsmanship. Then Mr.. Frank S.
Blair must resign from the committee
as the Virginia member and General
Malone chosen TO succeed him as the
Virginia member. No outsider is ever
made chairman. The craftsmanship is
taken from tbs committee. Then a
meeting of the National Committee is
called together from all over the coun-
try to choose a successor. To do what :?
Why, the only function now left the
National Republican Committee of the
United States is to meet to fix the time
and place Of holding the next Re-
publican National Convention, and to
provide for choosing delegates. 1t is
safe to say that the meeting for this
purpose viii not be held until next
January 1SS9), the usual time. After
that Mr.. Jones, who is now chairman,
or whoever is chairman, will call the
National Convention to order. The
next National Convention will choose a
new committee, and this will in turn
elect chairman. ii that Convention
dominates Senator Sherman then his
friends will of course be entitled to the
Craftsmanship of that committee, and it
will 90 to whomsoever he wishes. In
that contingency General Malone. If
he desires it, may be chairman of the
National Committee. So for the pres
ent you can readily see that all such
prophecies are as unreliable as the
grounding. INVESTIGATOR.
I'VE commend the foregoing, from a
leading Republican, to the Iader- Ap-
peal, and all other papers that credited
the story referred to.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

would 90 70 hear "IxoEnsonn answer
ed who would not go 10 hear him leo
iure, and thus lodged in their minds
notions that otherwise would never
have entered them. 1SaRRsoLL is not
great and original thinker. He has not
evenaso-called scientific basis for hisrea.
soning. His ideas and theories do not
possess even the merit as do the ideas
and theories OF q certain class Of pseudo
scientists, Of stimulating research into
The domain oftrue science. Whatever his
private character may bc, he is, as a
lecturer, simply blatant blasphemer.
The best answer to all such as NIGER
SOIL is contained in the query the man
put TO himself after reading 6 very in
genious French infdel work. Are all
educated men in the world save this
writer and his few followers arrant
fools 2" he asked.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
A Bolter a Nominee.

Mr.. BRcKwrrH, of jefferson county,
w. Va, was on Monday last nominated
as the Democratic candidate for the
House of Delegates of West Virginia
10 fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Mr. . ID. Il. LUCAS, who
had been appointed United States
senator BY Governor Wilson. MIR.
LUCAS owes bis appointment to the fact
that be and about dozen other Demo
cratic members of the West Virginia
Legislature refused during its recent
session to vote for Mr.. CAMDRN's re-
election to the United States Senate,
although Mr.. CAMDEN had been regu-
larry nominated by o Democratic caucus,
and received all the Democratic votes
cast in the Legislature except those OF
Mr.. LUCAS and his boiling associates.
Mr.. LUcAs's friends supported Mr..
BEcKwITH for the nomination in Jeffer-
son county, and Mr.. CAMDRN's friends
did not. These either threw away
their votes, or refrained from voting, or
voted for Camdenites. Mr.. BECKwITH,
therefore, was nominated by Demo-
Gratis, so called, who, in nominating
him, declared by their act that If he
was elected to the Legislature he was
not to consider himself bound to sup
port the nominee of the Democratic
party for United States senator. He
was elected as q bolter. He promises
not merely to scratch his ticket, so to
speak. but to vote the boilers ticket in
the Legislature.
Now, what is Mr. BECKwTTH's status
ut home? Are the Democrats of JEFF
ferson county under any greater obi
CATION to vote for him as a Democratic
nominee than he is under to vote for
Mr.. CAMDEN as Democratic nominee?
Surely not. He is like the boy who
sawed off the limb on which he was
sitting. He stands pledged not to sup
port the Democratic nominee for United
States senator, and so has absolved all
good Democrats from their obligations
to- support him for the House of Dele
gates. To elect him under the circum-
stances would be to offer o premium to
disorganizers. MAHoNE, claiming in the
United States Senate to be o better
Democrat than BEN. Hill, was playing
the role now being played by the West
Virginia boilers. lie bolted on the
debt question. BEczwTTH and Lucas
bolted on the Standard-Oil question.
Neither of them is recognized now as
true Democrat by any Democratic pa
per in West Virginia which comes under
our notice, except JIM MAsoN's weekly,
and that is Democratic only i'll name.
We fear that this bolt of Lucas Il Co.
will give the electoral vote of West Vir-
ginis to the Republicans in 1888. 1t Is
a deplorable affair but surely no one
viii contend that the Democratic masses
in West Virginia ought to yield to the
dictation OF a dozen boilers. If defeat
results from the refusal of the regular
Democrats to support boilers, the bolt
ers will have nobody but themselves to
blame for it. Better genuine Repub-
lican than boiling Democrat who i'm
perils the success of his party to crafty
his unholy ambition. Plausible ex-
cuses for boiling have never been want
ing. The men and the excuses always
come together.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
Food Adulterat,on

The abstract Of the report OF Chemist
RICHARDSON, Of the Agricultural De-
psrtment, touching the adulteration OF
spices, condiments, &C., which appeared
in our issue of yesterday, is worthy OF
the serious consideration not only of
the individual citizen but of our
State and municipal authorities as
well. Food adulteration is grow
ing crime-a crime that even one
Of our prominent ministers felt it
his duty recently to inveigh against
from the pulpit-and the most strin-
gent measures should be taken to check
il. There is no telling how much of
disease, suffering, and death is caused
by food-frauds that are practiced upon
the unsuspecting, uniformed, and un-
protected public. In reading the result
of Chemist RIcHARDsoN's investigations
the question arises, eff spices and con-
diments luxuries in q certain sense)
are adulterated to the extent he says
they are. what about the thousand and
one other articles that have place in
the pantry? We repeat that. stringent
measures should be taken to check all
manner of food adulteration. Honest
Joole &c will MT ob;act
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
Blaine VS.. Sherman,

A very prominent Republican writes
us as follows:
To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
In your issue of Tuesday you pub
hsh an interview with General Malone
taken from the New York Sun. In
that interview stress is laid by General
Malone upon the fact that Sherman
visited Virginia in 1885 and spoke. Ii
| am not mistaken the Republicans
trere defedted on the State ticket on
that occasion with Sherman, Malone,
and Wise all in the fight, by 16, 034 ma
jority, whereas in 1884, when Blaine
ran for President, Cleveland had only
6,003 majority.
All of which tends, l think, to con-
firm your statement that Blaine has
more following than any other Repub-
lican, not only in conventions, but as l
think, with the people.
AK OLD-LINE REPUBLICAN,.
AS we said on Tuesday, we say now,
all that BLAINE has to do to kill off the
SHERMAN movement in Virginia aud dis
comfit MALONE and defeat his scheming
is to let it be known that MALONE is no
longer trusted by him. Why, if BLAINE
were to make this year such tour
through Virginia as cold-blooded SHEER
MAN made in 1886 the Republican clans
would rally almost unanimously to his
support, and leave MALONE and his fol-
lowers laundering in the mud, BLAINE
is indeed q magnetic man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

Chemist RICHARDSON, of the Agricul-
tural Department, in his report on the
adulteration of spices, &C., says all the
samples of nutmeg examined by him
were pure. We wooden have thought
it. Evidently an important Connect
cut industry has succumbed to the in
1uence Of common honesty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

"Thieyes attempted to rob CLARA
LOUISE KELLOGG Of her diamonds in q
western sleeping-car the ether night: >"
Truly the diamond-thief is great ad-
yertising agent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
AFTER she BiackIisters.

MADISON, WIS, March 3l.--Among
the bills passed by the Assembly yester-
Gay was one providing that any employ
ers who combine to blacklist employ
sball be fined not less than $50 or i'm
prisonment for not more than twelve
months.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
Ingerson.

Answers TO IsaERsoLL are worse
thsn foolish, particularly il those who
engage in the business recite his al
Keyed arguments for the purpose Of re-
fitting them. 4 great many people
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

DICHMOND THEATRE. TWEEN
AZ TY-THIRD SEASON. FRIDAY, ist April
ONE NIGHT ONLY. The Big Guns on Min
o,reiey, McNIsH. JOHNSON & SLAvINS RE-
FINED MINSTRRIS, under the personal man
agement OF w. 4 CLEVELAND, ESQ.
NcNlSflS Silence and Fun
JoHNSOS'S Artistic Specalfles,
SLAvINS Unique Eccentricities
WILLIAM HRNRy RlCElS Funny Burlesques
RAMA and ARN0, Esirope's Funny Won
ders
HILTON, the serpentine Marvel
&. FOX sAAUELS, Phenomenal Baritone.
And the American African Japanese Bur
THE LITTLE FLY coon.
Price,: Galleries, CSC. Dress Circle, 5nA; re-
eryed. s5c. Orchestra, 75c reserved. 81.
Next attraction. Mrs. LANQTRf. ap iJr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

Let us hear what CAMERON. LEWIS,
R1DDLEBERGEB, GAINES, BRADY, LIB
BEY, SENER, and the other Republicans
have to saw about politics.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

Advices from Africa state that Ex-
plorer STANLEY has arrived at Banana.
STANLEY would better be careful. He
hasreached the slipping-up point.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

"Three cheers for the next Presi-
dent" were given during SHEaMAN's
Nashville speech. Really the Nashville
people should have been more polite.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

Let us settle the debt question, and
thus &" settle MALONE. He rode into
power on that question. Let it disap-
pear just as he "steps down and out. ,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
DISSOLUTION & COpARrNER,nIP

w cdsss Of

10 ALL WHOM 1T NAY tONtEhs-
That we. =. A. p. THoENroN aHt VrrY.
NOBLE, dealers IN AMI handler cl lEtt It
BACCO AND STRIPS trading uul,r fIe Gem.
name o. THORNTON * CO.. hAge tai. Iafli-
mitted WALTRR J. DAVIS ~ equal rar,n.. ~.
said business, hereafter "a te continued na..,
the flrm aud style Of lilORNlON. NuE.t 3
DAVIS. who will assume all lianilIHe.slI,..t
all accounts due the late nrin.
T.. g. T. THORNTON.
g. INfE NNf.f
WALTER y. DAVIS
Barch ~, 1851. apllSert
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
RRIEF COMMENT.

"Mrs SURRATT should have grand
monument Of expiation." She has, in
the story OF the fall of all who had
anything to DO with hanging her.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

In Withdrawing from mo nm M FpEl BRO
THEIRS d, sire 20 expires, ;Aau.-,I mY llanis
for the liberal patronage extended 10. in 10
past, and bespeak the same isr ,le neF nru.
NH 2l-10t SOL. EHi.-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
March 81, 1851
DISSOLUTION.


RlcmOND. Va. Nar'h %. w.
The co partnership heretofore existing D.
tween JULIUS EDEI- DAVE EDEl. an SOL
EDEL. under the irm name AMI style of E1if
BROTHERS, T. this day dissolved 10y ml,.ai
consent. sol. RDEL withdnwingfrl thrN
Tho business will De continued Is. the ,.as
stand, 100 south Twelfth street. k.rlr.rt, go.
byJULIUS EDEI ami DAVE tbEL Ger tha
Same frm-name 0f tDEl BkOIlfh, Il-
LiUs EDEL and DAVE EDEL w.ii ,,tla a'l 20.
legations Of the old hrni. lllll fDhL,
DAVE fnkl,
SOL EULL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

Salvation Oil is at once prompt and
reliable ss pain-care. Price only %
cents q bottle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
MEETINGS.
STATED MEETING ORA

A STATED MEETING OF IL
IN TEMPLE LODGE. No. Q. A. Y. and "
A. A.. will DO held at st. Adams Hall, cor
yer Main aud Third streets, THIS friday
EVENING at 10 O'Clock. All Master Aason3
In good standing invited TO he present.
BY order Of the Worshipful Master.
WILLIAM NJ. NErHEsLAND,
ap Lit Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

DOCK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
ID RxECUTED AT THE DmPATCH PRINT.
NG-HOU8R
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
RICHMOND. Va. Marin Sd. 49,
KNHE PARTNERSHIP NEEEIl

fENHE PARTNERSHIP hEktlD-
n FORE existing between :. i. DAVIS art
W f. DAVIS a. partner. under tLe -,yl' aai
Arm-name Ct DAVIS BROTHERS at Nn Z
north Ninth street. doiuga general hltrrs =
PAPER-HANGlNGS SHADES. AWNING. ~,
is this day dissolved by mutual c0l-.l'. ". B.
DAVIS 10 Withdraw from TIE firm ari~ 4.
DAVIS to continue said bushes, gHl'r l.,
name. DAVIS.
W DAVIS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

JUDGE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The hour Of 2 o'clock having arrived
the House proceeded on its part to the
execution OF the joint order having for
its object the election Of certain judges
&c.
For Judge of Washington county Mr..
Abram Fulkerson placed in nomination
the Hon. George W. Ward, Jr.
Mr.. Waddill Republican, nominated
Mr.. Abram Fulkerson. daughter and
applause.
Mr.. Fulkerson asked 10 have his
name Withdrawn.
The Republicans voted for Fulker-
son, but before the vote was announced
generally changed to Ward.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Card
we'll, Bohannan, and Franklin a COM
mittee on the part of the House TO count
the vote. They soon returned and an
nounced the election of Judge Ward.
On motion of Mr.. Cardwel, the fur
ther execution of the joint order Gelec-
ton Of other judges and railroad COM
missioner was postponed until Satur-
day at / o'clock.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To repeal the laws for the protection
OF fish in New river.
To provide for a division OF the Nor
folk ferries between the city OF Ports
mouth and the county Of Norfolk.
To incorporate the Alexandria Real
Estate, Investment and Trust Com
pany.
TO revive and re-enact an act to in
corporate the Balcony Falls Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

The Spartanburg and Asheville road
is likely to pass entirely under the con
troll of the Richmond aud Danville,
and this will no doubt give pleasure to
people on the line as well IA to out.
siders who have occasion to travel over
it. The road has not been at all sue
cessful so far, it appears, and people
are not satisfied with its management
Great things were expected Of this road.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

AYEs.-Messrs. Arnold, Barbour, BOen, Bu-
chanan, Carcwell, Carter, Chalmers, Childress,
DahDey, Dickinson, Downing, Dunlop, Dupay,
Eastwood, Figgat, Abram tulkerson, G0ad,
Hay, Huffman, &. f. Jordan. lawson, Loftwitch,
Lightner, Msuck, Munford, NoDlin, O'Bannon,
Oglssby. Patton, Payne, Peters, Pollard, Por-
Ter, Powell. Reid, Rice, Roberts, Row, Rnggles,
Ryan, Saunders, Scheduled, Sebrell, Starke.
Srlbling. Taliaferro, Tsvenners Terry, Tillar,
Van Doran, and Wescott-d.
NORs.-Messrs. Ackcr, Arlington, Borum,
Brown, Cornett, FaulcoD. Franklin, Rylton.
johnson. Jones, W. II. Jordan, Loving, Me-
Cendlish, Mathews. Moss. Nance. Waddili. and
Wise-iS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

To Hon. c. X. Stuart, SPEAKER Of the House Of
Delegates q Virginia:
The undersigned, members of the Commits
tee on Roads and Internal Navigation, beg
leave TO report that they cannot agroe 10 the
report OF the Committee on Roads and In
ternal Navigation 70 make tho investigation
called for In said resolution for the following
reaeons.
First They cannot agree that II was tho In
tention or scope Of said resolution that the CON-
mItfee should investigate further than was
necessary 20 determine the questions directed
10 be reported back 10 this house--to wit:
, 1. Whether there had been any Partially shown
by tho Railroad Commissioner between the dlf-
ferent railroads In this State.
). Whether the said Railroad Commissioner
had uniusly pursued the Atlantic and Danyilie
z Whether the ONCE Of Railroad Commits
s.oper was Of sufficient Importance to the STATE
10 le retained.
UPON thcse three propositions. which The un-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

The subcommittee, composed of
Messrs. Smith, Loving, aud Franklin,
appointed from the Committee on Roads
to investigate the Office of the Railroad
Commissioner, presented the following
ronOrt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

Messrs. Heaton, Koiner, and others
opposed the bill, and Mr.. Bib spoke
in its favor. The Senate, by the follow
ing vote, refused to order it 10 its en-
erossment
AyEs-Messrs. Bib, Blackstone. Dalton. FL
lyon, Gordon. Jones, Lovenstein, Mccormick.
Meredith. Stubs, Warwick, and Wickhsm--l9'
Nofs.--Mcesra Berry, Bias, Brown, Col
trpne, Diggs. Edmunds, Flanary. GillsIpio.
Grim, IIea.on, Hurt, Koiner. hcponsld, No,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01

A very prominent Republican writes
us as follows:
To the Editor of The DisDdtch:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-19
General Nstea

The report comes from the west again
that the Burlington is putting affairs in
order so that it can in the near future
reach the Pacific coast. The representa-
tives of the road deny that the
Southern Pacific Coast Narrow Gauge
has been acquired, but the fact remains
that this company has for long time
manifested its desire to extend its lines
across the Rockies, and when the right
time comes it is strong enough to accom-
plish the task. 1t seems safe TO predict
that few years hence the Burlington will
be g trsnscOntinentaI road Railway
Register.
The st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Railroad Company, S. w. Fordyce, ST.
Louis, president, announces that it will
build branch roads in Texas from Chandler
to Fort Worth, from Sulphur Springs to
Fort Worth, from COrsicana to Hillsboro,
and from Gatesville to BrownWood.-
Railway Register.
A Weslthy corporation IN Rhode Island
proposes to introduce q revolution in
wage paying. All employees who haYe
taken what wages are offered them for
ten years are to get q bonus ranging
from 10 per cent. of their annual earn
ings to % per cent of their annual earn
ings each Christmas, according to the
length Of time they have been employed.
In the line OF railway improvements for
1887 there are several Iowa enterpI lses
assured beyond doubt which are of inter-
est. &. NJ. Dodge of New York and Polk
and Hubbell Of Des Moines have
bought from the Wabash Company
the Des Moines & Northwestern,
a narrow gauge line extending from Des
Moines TO Fonda, and they will broaden
and extend it to Sioux City. General
DOGge, who is the owner of the Boone
Line, will also broaden that line and eX-
tend it to Clear Lake to 8
connection with the StiCkney sys-
TEN, and may build II further. The
working profles are now ready,
and the contract will soon be let. The
contractors who are to do the grading on
the diagonal, or Chicago, ST. Paul and
Kansas City Line, from Des Moines south
to the state line, are waiting for the open
ing Of spring to begin general work. The
lowest grade Of any western road has been
reached in the construction of this line.
The syndicate of Boston capitalists who
bought the OsCeOla Road on a mortgage
recently are now known to be
representing the Santa Fe Company. The
road Is TO be brOadened this year and ex-
tended to a connection with the line the
Santa Fe is building to Chicago.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-19
AWOKE FROM HIS DREAM.
Sudden Recovery from Strange Aberra
ton.


ton.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 15.-Sur-
geon General L. w. Read, the leading
physician of Norristown, was summoned
in case yesterday the parallel
of which he has never encountered in all
his wide range of practice.
Six weeks ago there came to Norris
town gentleman of good address, who
rented a storeroom at No. 252 East Main
street, the rear apartment of which he
filled with the accessories of q parlor or
bedroom. The front portion of the store
room he stocked with notions and toys,
and did modest but successful business.
This morning the man awakened Mrs
Earl in the house and asked:
"Wbere am I?'
She tried to convince him of his where
abouts, but failing, her husband came to
her rescue, when the tenant made state
ment substantially as follows:
81 awoke about o'clock this morning
after dreaming that was buying and sell
ing merchandise; l discovered that | was
in 8 store, and was seized with the fear
that | would be arrested as g burglar.
Now l want to know where l am"
DR.. Read Yves summoned and upon his
arrival the stranger related the following
story:
"DOCtor, have lust awakened from g.
confused dream. | am informed thatI am in
NOrristOwn, Pa, and that this is the 14th
have been an entire blank to me.
1t seems to me that but Yesterday l
left my home in Coventry, r. l.; but
that was the morning of January 49, l
drove to Green's station on the New
England Railroad, left my horse and car
rage in charge of friend, went to Prov
idence, drew $3.50 from the bank, called
at several places and paid 8 few small
bills, went to the store of my nephew,
Andrew Harris, No. 12I Broad
street, opposite the Narragansett hotel,
aud Left there to go to my
sisters residence on Westminster
street. have distinct recollection OF
having passed the Adams Express office,
corner Of Dorence and Broad streets, but
have no recollection Of a single event
since that time. an minister of the
gospel, aud have wife and two married
daughters, both of whom live in New
York state, one in WestChester county
and the other in Niagara county. My
name Is AnSeI bourne anu an bI years
of age"
DR.. Read then sent the following tele-
gram to the mans nephew:
600 you know AnSel Bourne Please
answer"
In the course of several hours the fol
lowing reply was received:
"He is my uncle. Wire me where he is,
and if well, write particulars"
Mr.. Bourne has, since awakening from
his dream, been rapidly regaining his fac
ulties and at last accounts was apparently
in sound mental and bodily health. He
says that he was formerly an infdel
and that about twenty five years
ago he was suddenly stricken
deaf, dumb and blind. His senses were
restored to him, and then it
was that he concluded to fight the doc
trine of infdelity and become an itinerant
Drpaphpr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-19

was held at the courthouse to-
night for thepurpose of making
arrangements to call county
convention to be held in Austin ca the
22d day of April, 1887. After the presfni.
naries were settled, DR.. Baird, the menl-
Der of the House of r representatives. from
Lamar county, was invited to address the
assembly. He spoke of the magnitude o.
the approaching contest and the evil
effects of the liquor traffic
Rev. DR.. Mitchell, Chaplain of the
House of Representatives gave glowing
account of the convention at Waco, and
predicted success at the election.
DR.. Fisher of AtchIson, Kan, son Of
the Prohibition State Lecturer, made q
practical talk, claiming hat It would be
q good business investment for the state
of Texas, giving statistics Illustrative Of
its success in his state.
The meeting perfected its arrange
ments by appointing & committee of five
to make the necessary preparation for
the county convention.